GUILLOTINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GUILLOTINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUILLOTINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUILLOTINE is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUILLOTINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUILLOTINE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GUILLOTINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUILLOTINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUILLOTINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A machine with a heavy falling blade used to behead people, or a similar blade for cutting paper.
The guillotine is tied to the French Revolution, when it became a grim symbol of the age. Offices and print shops use a harmless version to trim stacks of paper. In British politics the word also names a time limit that ends debate on a bill.
How GUILLOTINE is used
Used in history, in printing and trimming, and in parliamentary procedure.
- The guillotine stood in the square during the Revolution.
- He trimmed the poster edges with a paper guillotine.
- The government used a guillotine to cut short the debate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUILLOTINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUILLOTINE
4 longer words begin with GUILLOTINE.
Shorter words from the letters in GUILLOTINE
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Common questions about GUILLOTINE
- Is GUILLOTINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUILLOTINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUILLOTINE worth?
- GUILLOTINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUILLOTINE mean?
- A machine with a heavy falling blade used to behead people, or a similar blade for cutting paper.
- What letters can be added to GUILLOTINE?
- GUILLOTINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GUILLOTINE:
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